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Eating Disorder Service Improves Lives

To mark Eating Disorder Awareness week, Bradford District Care Trust explains how a new service in Bradford is improving the lives of young people with eating disorders. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence suggests 1.6 million people in … Read More

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Trust is People’s Choice

A local health trust has been recognised at a national event for making improvements to its in-patient ward for people with learning disabilities. Bradford District Care Trust received the People’s Choice Award at the Lean Healthcare Academy Awards after presenting … Read More

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Donation Helps Dementia Ward

A ward providing specialist assessment and treatment for people with dementia has received a boost thanks to a surprise donation from Keighley Soroptimist Society. The Bradford District Care Trust unit, based on ward 24 at Airedale General Hospital in Steeton, … Read More

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Seniors Celebrate Third Year

Community Health Champions across the district have been recognised at a celebratory event for making a positive difference across Bradford. Seniors Show the Way, hosted by Bradford District Care Trust, recognised more than 150 of their 1433 Community Health Champions … Read More

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Free Walk Leader Training for Over-50′s!

People aged 50 plus are being offered free walk leader training by a local NHS organisation. Seniors Show the Way, a Bradford District Care Trust service, is encouraging anyone interested in setting up short walks in their community to attend … Read More

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Long Serving Staff Count the Years!

38 long serving members of staff at Bradford District Care Trust are celebrating after clocking up nearly a thousand years service between them. The group, made up of staff from a wide range of local health services including mental health, … Read More

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Think before you Drink this Christmas

Festive partygoers across Bradford are being urged to think twice before drinking excess amounts of alcohol this winter as figures reveal the city is one of the worst areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber region for alcohol-related hospital admissions. … Read More

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Strategy Aims to Improve Health Response to Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls

Women and girls from across Bradford will benefit from the first joint health strategy for survivors of domestic abuse which has been put together by the city’s health organisations. The strategy, which is being launched today on International Day for … Read More

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Get Tough on Stress

A Bradford psychologist is urging people to get tough on stress by applying coping strategies before situations become hard to deal with. Simon Gelsthorpe, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Bradford District Care Trust, says: “While people can’t always change their stressful … Read More

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Nurses Appeal to Local People

District nurses from Bradford District Care Trust are appealing to local people to back its bid to become a foundation trust. To continue delivering the full range of community based, physical and mental well-being services it currently provides across Bradford … Read More

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